When looking at the world's rising economies, as well as China and India, many experts cite South America as an area to watch. Everyone knows Brazil is on the up, with the World Cup and Olympics in the next few years. But other countries are boasting stable economies, steady growth and expanding…
Vote for art!
A few months ago I blogged about a competition to help online businesses, called Nuevos Talentos Andalucia, for which Andalucia.com's MD was one of the judges (and this website donated part of the prize too - a year's…
Seville, like the rest of Andalucia, has a rich history which started many thousands of years ago. One of its most fascinating eras was the Roman, when it was called Hispalis. You can see Roman ruins, including exquisite mosaics, in the Antiquarium under Metropol Parasol - they are in situ,…
A bitter blow for the Atarazanas of Seville
Every city has its well-known sites - in the case of Seville, the Giralda, Cathedral, Alcazar, Plaza de España - and its less-visited monuments.
One of my favourites of these, here in Seville, is the Atarazanas. These are the Royal Shipyards - a…
General strike on Wednesday: 14N
This Wednesday, 14 November, there is a 24-hour general strike across Spain - the second this year.
But not just Spain; trade unions across much of Europe are urging their members to show anger at governments which are making lives impossible, on a…
And it rained...
Yes, it has been raining for weeks now here in Andalucia.
Heavy downpours - once last week, I had to sit in the car with my children for 20 minutes before we could get out and run to the house; but I shouldn't complain when people's houses were flooded…
A few months ago, ex-guest blogger Rebekah wrote about a new edition of a book called In Hiding: The Life of Manuel Cortes, by the late Ronald Fraser. It's the extraordinary story of the socialist mayor of Mijas, a small town in Malaga, who stayed hidden in his house for 30 years to avoid capture…
Today, 1 November, is Dia de Todos los Santos - All Saints' Day. It's the day after Halloween, when all the ghouls come out; today is when the Spanish remember their dead, all the more significant when so many died during 40 years of dictatorship.
They buy their "Huesos de Santos" pastries, go to…
Seville's Noche en Blanco - a night of music, art and history
With so many activities to choose from on La Noche en Blanco here in Sevilla, it was hard to know which to pick. As I was meeting a friend who lives nearby, we decided to start out at the aljibe (water tank) in Plaza de la Pescaderia…
Busy autumn in Sevilla
Life in Seville - cultural life, that is - has definite seasons: January and February are both cold and dull, lit up only by Carnaval and the Dia de Andalucia puente (bank holiday). Then comes the holy trinity of Semana Santa, Feria and El Rocio, followed by months of…